Opus Media Partners, L.L.C. was a Limited liability company that ran radio stations. The company was operated individually out of three cities, Alexandria, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, and Tallahassee, Florida. Each of the three radio station blocks ran as individual companies under the same name. Opus exited the business on January 6, 2014, when it sold its Louisiana properties to Mapleton Communications. [1] The Tallahassee properties were sold off in November 2013 to newcomer Red Hills Broadcasting. [2]
Emmis Communications is an American media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Emmis, based on the Hebrew word for Truth (Emet) was founded by Jeff Smulyan in 1980. Emmis has owned many radio stations, including KPWR and WQHT, which have notoriety for their Hip Hop Rhythmic format as well as WFAN, which was the world's first 24-hour sports talk radio station. In addition to radio, Emmis has invested in TV, publishing, and mobile operations around the United States.
WTLH is a television station licensed to Bainbridge, Georgia, United States, serving the Tallahassee, Florida–Thomasville, Georgia market as an affiliate of Heroes & Icons. It is owned by New Age Media, which provides certain services to CW affiliate WTLF under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with MPS Media, LLC.
KTVE is a television station licensed to El Dorado, Arkansas, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of West Monroe, Louisiana–licensed Fox affiliate KARD, for the provision of certain services. The two stations share studios on Pavilion Road in West Monroe; KTVE's transmitter is located northwest of Huttig, Arkansas.
KNOE-TV is a television station licensed to Monroe, Louisiana, United States, serving the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market as an affiliate of CBS and ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power dual CW+/MyNetworkTV affiliate KCWL-LD. KNOE-TV's studios are located on Oliver Road north of Louisville Avenue in Monroe, and its transmitter is located north of Columbia off Seay Road near LA 847
KMLU is a television station licensed to Columbia, Louisiana, United States, serving the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market as an affiliate of MeTV. Owned by Legacy Broadcasting, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities north of Columbia off Seay Road near LA 847.
KARD is a television station licensed to West Monroe, Louisiana, United States, serving the Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas market as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which acquired the station in 2003 as part of its purchase of Quorum Broadcasting. Nexstar provides certain services to El Dorado–licensed NBC affiliate KTVE through a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. Both stations share studios on Pavilion Road in West Monroe, while KARD's transmitter is located in Columbia, Louisiana.
WNTZ-TV is a television station licensed to Natchez, Mississippi, United States, but serving the Alexandria, Louisiana area as an affiliate of Fox and MyNetworkTV. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and has studios on Parliament Drive in Alexandria. Its main transmitter is located near Jonesville, Louisiana, with two low-power translators in Alexandria and Leesville.
KALB-TV is a television station in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with NBC, CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Washington Street in downtown Alexandria, and its transmitter is located in Forest Hill.
KLAX-TV is a television station in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Imagicomm Communications. The station's studios are located on England Drive/LA 498 in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located in the Kisatchie National Forest southwest of Dry Prong.
KWKH is a sports radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. The 50-kilowatt station broadcasts at 1130 kHz. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications and Gap Central Broadcasting, it is now owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations on Westport Avenue in West Shreveport, and the transmitter is a three-tower array in Belcher, Louisiana.
KEDG is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. The station is currently owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are separately located in Pineville.
KXTZ is a commercial FM radio station that is licensed to and serves San Luis Obispo, California. The station is owned by Dimes Media Corporation and broadcasts an Adult Hits music format with a focus on rock music from the 1980s. KXTZ is simulcast on sister station KXDZ in Templeton, California at 100.5 FM.
KKST is a radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary format. Licensed to Oakdale, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC. and the signal covers Alexandria, Natchitoches and surrounding communities. Its studios are located on Texas Avenue in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located near Forest Hill, Louisiana.
KXRR is a mainstream rock-formatted radio station in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by Stephens Media Group through licensee SMG-Monroe, LLC. Studios are located in Monroe, and its transmitter is located near Sterlington, Louisiana.
Communications Corporation of America was a broadcasting company in the United States that owned television stations in smaller markets. The company was headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. It owned and/or operated 20 stations. The company began in 1989 and the next year, it purchased three television stations from Southwest MultiMedia Company of Houston: KVEO in Brownsville, KPEJ in Odessa, and KWKT in Waco using the holding company Associated Broacasters. They also purchased the license for WPFT in Baton Rouge, LA, which they signed on in 1991 as WGMB with the holding Galloway Media.
KMVX is an American radio station licensed to Monroe, Louisiana, United States. The station, established in 1967, is currently owned by The Radio People and the broadcast license is held by Holladay Broadcasting of Louisiana, LLC. Studios are located in Monroe, and its transmitter is located in rural Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
KWCL-FM is an American radio station licensed by the FCC to serve Oak Grove, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish in the northeastern portion of the state.
Alpha Media LLC is a radio broadcasting company based in Portland, Oregon, and led by Bob Proffitt. The group does business under the Alpha Media name.
The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2014. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.